Tom Brady
Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. (born August 3, 1977) is a former American football quarterback who played for 23 seasons. He spent the first 20 seasons of his career with the New England Patriots, playing in 10 Super Bowls and winning 7 of them, the most of any player in NFL history, from 2000 to 2023.
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Born: | San Mateo, California | August 3, 1977||||||||||||||||||
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High school: | Junípero Serra (San Mateo, California) | ||||||||||||||||||
College: | Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2000 / Round: 6 / Pick: 199 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Picked late in the 2000 NFL Draft, Brady became the starting quarterback for the New England Patriots after Drew Bledsoe got hurt. He played surprisingly well, leading New England to its first Super Bowl win in 2001.
Since then, he has won a record of five Super Bowl MVP awards (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XLIX, LI, LV) as well as three NFL MVP awards (2007, 2010, 2017).[1]
Brady was a 14-time NFL Pro-Bowler, an award given to outstanding players in the league at their position.
Brady is also famous for his number "12" as well as being married to supermodel Gisele Bundchen from 2009 to 2022.
On February 1, 2022, Brady announced his retirement after 22 seasons in the NFL, in an Instagram post.[2][3] However, several weeks later, he announced that he was not going to retire and would return to the NFL. On February 1, 2023, Brady announced his retirement in a Twitter post “for good” after 23 seasons in the NFL.
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Brady at Michigan Stadium in 2016
A game-worn jersey of Brady's in the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Brady won his ninth consecutive playoff game and third championship in Super Bowl XXXIX
Brady on the sideline at Giants Stadium with teammates Randy Moss and Jabar Gaffney, after throwing for his record-breaking 50th passing touchdown of the 2007 season
Brady in action against the Washington Redskins on August 28, 2009
Brady in Denver in 2011
References
- ↑ Wesseling, Chris (February 3, 2018). "Tom Brady named NFL's MVP for third time of career" (in en). NFL.com. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000913843/article/tom-brady-named-nfls-mvp-for-third-time-of-career. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ↑ "Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Tom Brady officially announces retirement". ESPN.com. February 1, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ↑ Shpigel, Ben (February 1, 2022). "Tom Brady, 7-Time Super Bowl Champion, Retires After 22 Seasons". New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/02/01/sports/tom-brady-retires. Retrieved February 1, 2022.